Practical Guide to Multiple Sclerosis
Diagnosis, Investigation and Treatment
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-7506-4800-4 (ISBN)
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A practical guide to Multiple Sclerosis is comprehensive, includes the basic science that forms the basis for the diagnosis and management of MS. Current clinical issues are addressed, as well as psychosocial issues such as depression and suicide, and employment.
A practical guide to Multiple Sclerosis is comprehensive, includes the basic science that forms the basis for the diagnosis and management of MS. Current clinical issues are addressed, as well as psychosocial issues such as depression and suicide, and employment.
A practical guide to Multiple Sclerosis is comprehensive, includes the basic science that forms the basis for the diagnosis and management of MS. Current clinical issues are addressed, as well as psychosocial issues such as depression and suicide, and employment.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
30 illus
ISBN-13
978-0-7506-4800-4 (9780750648004)
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Person
Content
BASIC SCIENCE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY: Introduction: Size of the problem: Economic cost of MS; Number of patients with MS in standard GP practice; Epidemiology: Sex and age; Geographical variation in incidence; Racial variation in incidence; Migration studies; Genetic susceptibility to MS: Twin studies/ conjugal/ familial MS; HLA; Genetic influence on disease course; Genome screens; Pathology of MS: Demyelination and remyelination; Gliosis; Recovery; The acute inflammatory response; Experimental models; DIAGNOSIS AND INVESTIGATION: Clinical presentaion: Epidemiology of presentation; Symptoms: Cognitive; Diplopia; Optic neuritis; Ataxia; Spasticity; Urinary; Sensory; Paroxysmal symptoms; Signs: Cognitive, Ophthlmoplegias; Visual acuities; Cerebellar syndromes; Spastic paraparesis; Diagnostic investigations: When to investigate; Evoked potentials; Lumbar puncture; MRI; Other tests; Differential diagnosis: Transverse myelitis; Acute-post infectious disseminated encephalomyelitis; Devic's syndrome; Leber's hereditary optic atrophy; Leucodystrophies; Hereditary ataxias; Space ocupying lesions; Communicating the diagnosis: First communication of the diagnosis; Counselling; Course and prognosis of MS: Relapsing-remitting MS; Secondary progressive MS; Primary progressive; Marburg variant and benign MS; MANAGEMENT: Symptomatic treatment: Bladder, bowel and sexual problems; Pain; Spasticity; Fatigue; Paroxysmal symptoms; Treatment of the acute relapse: IV or oral steroids; Disease-modifying treatment: Interferons; Copolymer-1; IVIG; Azathioprine; Other orthodox immunosuppressants; Experimental treatments; Repair of the demyelinated brain: Transplantation; Rehabilitation: Physiotherapy; Counselling; Physical adaptations; SPECIFIC ISSUES: Psychosocial issues: Depression & suicide; Employment; Marriage; Other demyelinating illnesses: Leucodystrophies; Hypomyelinating syndromes; MS in childhood.